After the four days in the Zambezi Valley we will stay overnight in Lusaka to break the journey to South Luangwa! Pioneer Camp is a very comfortable and restful stop over just outside of the hustle and bustle of the city! The lodge has wifi, a swimming pool and a restaurant! It’s a great place to regroup  before departing for the next leg of this adventure.

We shall book you in Pioneer Camp's Miombo Chalets

We will depart Lusaka and journey North East for South Luangwa, this is one of the longer transfers taking approximately 8 hours to reach our camp at Zikomo.  On arrival there will be time to freshen up  and, time permitting, there will be the option to head out on an afternoon game drive finished off with sundowner drinks on the river.  

The mobile camp is situated on the banks of the Luangwa River, adjacent to the South Luangwa National Park. Zikomo’s placement in the isolated Nsefu sector allows guests immediate access to one of the least crowded and most wildlife rich areas in the world. 

This area supports dense predator numbers, large populations of Thornicroft’s giraffe, and herds of elephants and Cape buffaloes often several hundred strong.

Activities here shall flow in classic form, early rising for the morning activity, retuning to camp mid to late morning. The afternoon /  evening game drives shall depart after High tea which is served at 15.30 

We will depart from Zikomo early for North Luangwa National Park. This area of the Luangwa Valley is a remote, off-the-beaten track version of the South Luangwa. The transfer will take approximately eight hours as we wind our way up the western edge of the Luangwa River. We will set up a mobile camp on a very remote section of the North Luangwa National Park.. The beauty of visiting this park lies in the truly remarkable opportunity to experience Africa as it was when the first safari pioneers walked Africa!  It is wild, untouched and completely off-the-grid. 

The Park is noted for its massive herds of buffalo and large prides of lion that inhabit the territory. Other common mammals are hyaena, Cookson’s wildebeest, bushbuck, zebra, warthog, baboon, vervet monkey, puku and impala. 

Activities shall flow in the same form as Zikomo. We also recommend an afternoon by the river, relaxing and taking in your surroundings whilst enjoying birding and spotting the mammals that shall come to refresh themselves 

An owner managed, hidden gem on the plateau 30 km west of the Luangwa Valley in northern Zambia.

Mutinondo Wilderness is a paradise unique to Zambia! Free of big game, guests are able to celebrate pristine miombo woodland, streams, waterfalls and inselbergs, over 60 km of well-maintained and signed tracks, and views from horizon to horizon without evidence of human activity.

It is a great opportunity for guests to stretch their legs after a few days of intense game viewing in the Luangwa Valley!